Articles About Wrestling & Football

Going Deep: Ravens' Ray Lewis and Kelly Gregg Use Wrestling Background To Succeed In The NFL

Catch Me Now: Talent Alone Gets You Nowhere In The NFL: This is an article about Atlanta Falcons WR, Roddy White, who was also a 2x time State Champion wrestler from James Island High School in South Carolina.

NFL Players That Were Former High School or College Wrestlers

Football to Wrestling: Let The Pros Tell You

Wrestling & Football

"No one can dispute the fact that football is one of the most popular of all sports. The skills and discipline learned in wrestling transfer over to other sports, especially football. The link between wrestling and football skills cannot be ignored. Some of these skills are-

•Balance
•Footwork
•Hand-Eye Coordination
•Mental Toughness
•Explosiveness
•Sportsmanship
•Learning to beat the person standing in front of you!

Football never made a wrestler a better wrestler BUT wrestling made every football player a better football player."